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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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April 01, 2026
TikToker Challenges Defamation Suit By Immigration Law Firm
A TikTok creator urged a Texas federal court to toss a defamation suit brought by Houston-based Meneses Law PLLC, arguing that her posts were rhetorical condemnation based on public controversy surrounding the law firm and that the court has no personal jurisdiction over her.
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April 01, 2026
GWG Trust Sues Ankura Consulting Over 'Bogus' Accounting
The litigation trustee for defunct financial services firm GWG Holdings has sued Ankura Consulting Group in Texas bankruptcy court, accusing it of "knowing (or reckless) facilitation" of a billion-dollar accounting fraud that helped push the insolvent company into Chapter 11.
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April 01, 2026
Developer Sues Law Firm, Contractor For 'Lien Extortion' Plot
A D.C. real estate developer and attorney is claiming that a local law firm, a contractor and an Israeli investor ran a coordinated "lien extortion" scheme to freeze his property sales before attempting to extort him in a new civil RICO suit.
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April 01, 2026
AGs Put $10M Price Tag On Beating Kroger-Albertsons Merger
The nine attorneys general who successfully sued to block Kroger's failed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons requested over $10 million in attorney fees and litigation expenses Tuesday, arguing that the scale of the litigation and the more than $1 billion the grocery chains spent fighting it justified the amount.
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April 01, 2026
'I Don't Like Bullies': NC Committee Advances Bar Reforms
A North Carolina legislative committee tasked with probing the state bar's grievance process signed off on a slate of recommendations Wednesday that would slash the bar's appointment powers, as a committee co-chair recalled the "begging" that prompted the proposals and the "bullying" that followed them.
Areas of Coverage
- LITIGATION
- Legal malpractice cases
- Misconduct claims against attorneys and judges
- Criminal charges against attorneys and judges
- Kickback, bribery, and corruption allegations involving attorneys and judges
- Cases that involve or cite legal ethics rules and opinions
- ENFORCEMENT
- Recusals and disqualifications of attorneys and judges
- Sanctions imposed against attorneys, law firms, and judges
- Judicial impeachment proceedings
- Bar association disciplinary and enforcement actions
- POLICY & REGULATION
- American Bar Association rule changes and recommendations
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